Spray drift from a Hawke's Bay orchard covered a cyclist as he rode past. (File photo). Photo: SCOTT HAMMOND / STUFF Prefer us on Google An orchard company recently fined for allowing spray drift to ...

(CN) – Without honey bees, almond farmers would have no crop. But scientists have discovered that fungicides commonly used in almond orchards are putting their main pollinators in extreme danger. In a ...

Orchard growers can reduce their spray costs while maintaining efficacy by tweaking their application rates based on the size and shape of their trees. Terence Bradshaw, an assistant professor of ...

Layoffs have started in the Bay's orchard spraying companies because of the impact of kiwifruit vine disease Psa. Te Puke-based Ranfurly Orchard Services has laid off two drivers. A third driver ...

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is registering kiwifruit orchards across the region on its Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL) database. HAIL was created by the Ministry for the Environment ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Horticulture experts have urged apple growers across Kashmir to act immediately and spray recommended fungicides if they missed the pre-rain spraying schedule, ...

The Department of Labour has launched an investigation into the spraying practices of a Hawke's Bay orchard after neighbours were "drenched" in fungicide. Pregnant Flaxmere mother, Nicolette Eatwell, ...

Specialty crop growers feel more pressure than ever to do more with less. With these new partnerships, affordable, high-performance autonomy for the most labor-intensive, high-value tasks is here.” — ...